Joaquin Phoenix: From Oscar Nominee to Rapper - Joaquin Phoenix
people.com 1/18/2009 — Photo by: PA Photos / Landov After announcing his retirement from acting in October, Joaquin Phoenix made his first public foray into the music world Friday, saying he was ready to put his real self out there and not hide behind movie characters. ...

Joaquin Phoenix done with acting for good!?
screeninglog.com 10/30/2008 — If you hate Joaquin Phoenix, you probably don’t care about this anyway and should stop reading. But if you’re a fan, here some sad news for you: Phoenix announced he’s retiring from acting. Yeah, I still don’t know ...

Joaquin Phoenix confirms he's done with movies - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com 11/3/2008 — Actor Joaquin Phoenix arrives at the premiere of AP Actor Joaquin Phoenix arrives at the premiere of 'Che' during AFI Fest 2008 on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008.

Is Director James Gray To Blame For Joaquin Phoenix's Rap Career?
mtv.com 2/13/2009 — 'That rap thing ... actually comes from something I played for him,' director says. By James Montgomery, with reporting by Saimon Kos Joaquin Phoenix and James Gray Photo: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images Joaquin Phoenix ...

Joaquin Phoenix Shocks With Retirement Announcement
movies.yahoo.com 10/30/2008 — Joaquin Phoenix - Photo: Jim Spellman, WireImage.com Joaquin Phoenix , who turned 34 years old just yesterday, stunned Extra correspondent Jerry Penacoli with the announcement that he would be retiring from acting. The two-time Oscar nominee stated ...

Video: Joaquin Phoenix To Quit Movies
booknewsblog.blogspot.com 11/3/2008 — It seems the rumors are true: Actor Joaquin Phoenix says he's retiring from the acting business. Phoenix personally confirmed the story as he walked the red carpet in Hollywood on Saturday night for a screening of his new film 'Two Lovers.'

DEVIN GOES INSIDE THE JOAQUIN PHOENIX SHOW
chud.com 2/12/2009 — Last night Joaquin Phoenix appeared on Letterman and, in the eyes of many, essentially melted down. Barely responsive, slurring and seemingly high on something, Phoenix continued his public spiral, one which began with an announcement that he was ...

Joaquin Phoenix Might Be Acting
screenrant.com 1/29/2009 — If you’re a big star in Hollywood having a giant mental meltdown isn’t exactly earth shattering news. Like they say, the bigger the star the brighter it burns. Naturally, it’s the media’s job to watch that star explode ...

The Associated Press: Joaquin Phoenix confirms he's done with movies
ap.google.com 11/3/2008 — Joaquin Phoenix confirms he's done with movies 1 day ago LOS ANGELES (AP) The writing on Joaquin Phoenix's fists said it all. The words "Good Bye" were penned on the actor's knuckles at a premiere Saturday night for his latest film, "Two Lovers," and ...

Watch This: Joaquin Phoenix is a Complete Mess
cinematical.com 2/12/2009 — So what's up with Joaquin Phoenix ? It started when he announced that he was quitting acting to pursue a music career, then got stranger when said music career became a rap album. After we began to prepare ourselves for the new hip-hopped Phoenix, along came word that he and Casey Affleck ...